A Global Framework Agreement or GFA, previously called International Framework Agreement or IFA is a non-binding agreement between

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and

multinational companies A multinational company (MNC), also referred to as a multinational enterprise (MNE), a transnational enterprise (TNE), a transnational corporation (TNC), an international corporation or a stateless corporation with subtle but contrasting senses, i ...

, which at minimum ensures workers within a company's world-wide operations can exercise fundamental

labour rights Labor rights or workers' rights are both legal rights and human rights relating to labor relations between workers and employers. These rights are codified in national and international labor and employment law. In general, these rights influe ...

in accordance with

ILO The International Labour Organization (ILO) is a United Nations agency whose mandate is to advance social and economic justice by setting international labour standards. Founded in October 1919 under the League of Nations, it is the first and ol ...

core labour standards on

freedom of association Freedom of association encompasses both an individual's right to join or leave groups voluntarily, the right of the group to take collective action to pursue the interests of its members, and the right of an association to accept or decline mem ...

and

collective bargaining Collective bargaining is a process of negotiation between employers and a group of employees aimed at agreements to regulate working salaries, working conditions, benefits, and other aspects of workers' compensation and rights for workers. The ...

. The first GFA was signed in 1988 between the International Union of Foodworkers (IUF) and French-multinational

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. As of September 2018, more than 300 agreements between

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and multinational companies have been signed.

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EC/ILO Database on Transnational Company Agreements
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